Irene of Montferrat
| Irene of Montferrat | |
|---|---|
Seal of Irene of Montferrat | |
| Byzantine Empress consort | |
| Tenure | 1284–1317 (with Rita of Armenia, 1294–1317) |
| Byzantine empress in Thessalonica | |
| Reign | 1303–1317 |
| Successor | Anna of Savoy (from 1351) |
| Born | Yolande of Montferrat c. 1274 Casale (modern-day Italy) |
| Died | 1317 (aged 42–43) Drama (modern-day Greece) |
| Spouse | Andronikos II Palaiologos |
| Issue | |
| House | Aleramici (by birth) Palaiologos (by marriage) |
| Father | William VII, Marquis of Montferrat |
| Mother | Beatrice of Castile |
Yolande (also Irene) of Montferrat (c. 1274 – 1317 in Drama), also known as Violante, then Empress Eirene or Irene, was the second wife of Andronikos II Palaiologos and thus Empress of the Byzantine Empire. She was the heiress of the Kingdom of Thessalonika and the last surviving member of the ottonian branch of the Aleramici, heirs to the Margraviate of Montferrat.